Van Halen are suing US baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles, for $2 million over allegations the club reneged on a concert deal.
In papers filed in LA, the rockers say the Orioles approached them to play a stadium concert in Sep this year, but later backed out. Van Halen now reckon they are due compensation for the lost earnings caused by the late cancellation.
The legal papers explain: "In addition to using its resources to plan the concert, Van Halen had to change the dates of other scheduled concerts and forgo other concert opportunities in order to accommodate the Oriole Park concert".
The band say negotiations over the concert began in April. They turned down the club's initial offer, but were then presented with a deal that offered $1.5 million plus 80 per cent of ticket and merchandise sales. They agreed to do the concert, but then, they claim, the club became less and less communicative until they finally called off the gig in July.
The baseball club is yet to comment on the lawsuit.